HOUSTON--- The Cougars head back on the road and aim to pull off one of the biggest upsets in program history, as they'll take on No. 3 Louisville on Wednesday, at 6:00 p.m. CT inside the KFC Yum! Center.

There will be live audio streaming available for Houston's game at Louisville. To access audio for the game visit www.UHCougars.com, click the women's basketball schedule page, then click the " live audio" link to listen for free through stretch internet. Jeremy Branham will have the play-by-play, while Derrick Fazendin will provide the color commentary.

Season tickets for the 2013-14 season are now on sale in the Athletics Ticket Office, starting as low as $100 for general admission seating. Season tickets for floor seating are available for only $250.

Fans can also purchase flex tickets, using all 15 tickets for one home game, one ticket for all 15 contests or any combination in between.

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Fans are encouraged to purchase their season tickets early for the best seats in the house.

A Look at the Series...

Houston vs. Louisville

Overall Record3-10

Home Record 2-4

Away Record 0-5

Neutral Site Record 1-1

Longest Win Streak 2 games

Longest Losing Streak 5 games

Current Streak Lost 1

Record in Last 10 Meetings 3-7

First Meeting

Jan. 17, 1997 at Louisville (L, 70-46)

Last Meeting

Jan 21, 2014 in Houston, Texas (L, 93-52)

The Series Game-by-Game

01/17/97 at Louisville* L 46-70

02/23/97 LOUISVILLE* L 57-69

01/11/98 LOUISVILLE* L 67-79

01/08/99 at Louisville* L 69-85

02/20/00 at Louisville* L 54-68

01/07/01 LOUISVILLE* W 85-63

01/18/02 Louisville* W 71-68

01/17/03 at Louisville* L 78-90

01/25/04 Louisville* L 75-77 (OT)

01/23/05 at Louisville* L 49-50

03/05/05 vs. Louisville^ L 48-56

12/19/10 vs. Louisville^ W 92-80

01/21/14 LOUISVILLE* L 52-93

Series Notes: The two programs are meeting for the second time this season, as Louisville took the first meeting 93-52 back on Jan. 21...three Cougars reached double-figures in scoring in the last meeting, as Marche' Amerson, Yasmeen Thompson, and Demetria Foreman all went for 10 points, while Thompson also collected a game-high tying eight rebounds...Houston and Louisville have split their past two meetings, while the Cougars are 0-5 all-time at Louisville....this will be UH's first trip to Louisville since Jan. 23, 2005, where it lost a close 50-49 affair...Houston's largest margin of victory vs. Louisville came by a margin of 12 points, twice, a 92-80 win on Dec. 19, 2010 and an 85-63 victory on Jan. 7, 2001...UH's largest margin of defeat came in the last meeting between these two teams on Jan. 21 (93-52).

Looking at Louisville

The Cardinals (25-2, 13-1 The American) enter this one as the No. 3 team in the country , with their only loses coming to No. 1 UConn and No. 7 Kentucky...Louisville is led by senior guard Shoni Schimmel, who averages a team-leading 17.7 points per game, on 40 percent shooting from the field. Asia Taylor averages a team-best 6.9 rebounds per contest, while also pouring in 11 points per game. Junior forward Sara Hammond also averages 11.1 points per contest...the Cardinals lead the conference in four separate statistical categories...Louisville averages 81.7 points per game, while it gives up just 60.3 points on average...the Cards were picked to finish second in The American, according to the league's preseason poll....Louisville was the national runner-up last season, losing to eventual champion UConn in the NCAA Title game.

Last Time Out For the Cougars

The Cougars received a team-high 15 points from Marche' Amerson, but it wasn't quite enough, as SMU outlasted Houston, 67-50, last Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum.

Amerson's 15-point performance was her team-leading 12th double-digit scoring game of the season, while it was also the most points she's scored since pouring in a career-high 21 points back on Dec. 4 vs. Washington.

Senior forward Te'onna Campbell nearly had herself a double-double, as she grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and poured in 11 points of her own for her 11th double-figure scoring game of the year.

Junior guard Demetria Foreman flirted with a triple-double, as she went for six points, grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, and dished out a career-best equaling eight assists on the afternoon, while sophomore guard Alecia Smith chipped in with nine points.

Senior guard Keena Mays led the way for SMU (15-10, 6-8 The American), as she poured in a career-high tying 34 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the win.

Forward Akil Simpson recorded a double-double, as she went for 14 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds for the Mustangs.

Houston (5-20, 1-13 The American) snagged a 3-2 lead with just under 40 seconds gone by in the contest, after Amerson connected on the first of her three treys on the game from the right corner.

SMU was able to take a 13-3 lead with 15:54 left in the half, but that would be the last double-digit lead the Mustangs would see for a while. Houston was able to keep things close throughout, as it dominated the offensive glass, claiming an 11-5 offensive rebounding edge, while scoring 12 points off of nine forced first half turnovers.

The Cougars chipped away in the first half, and eventually got within 23-19 with 6:33 remaining in the half, after Smith drained a trifecta from the top of the arc.

However, the Mustangs were able to outscore the Cougars 11-5 over the final six-plus minutes of play to take a 34-24 advantage into the intermission.

SMU scored six straight points to begin the second half to take a 40-24 lead with 17:29 left to play.

The Cougars got the deficit to as close as 57-44 with 7:08 remaining, but in the end, there just wasn't enough offense to complete the rally.

Houston outscored SMU 23-12 in points off of turnovers, while the Cougar defense forced the Mustangs into 23 turnovers on a season-high tying 13 steals on the day.

Houston vs. Ranked Opponents

The Cougars are 17-126 all-time vs. ranked opponents with their last ranked contest coming back on Jan. 21 vs. these very same Louisville Cardinals...Houston's last contest vs. a ranked opponent on the road came back on Jan. 7 at No. 1/1 UConn (L, 90-40)...the Cougars' last win vs. a ranked team came vs. No. 21 Nebraska (79-70) on Dec. 18, 2010...Houston's last win vs. a ranked opponent on the road came on Nov. 30, 2004 at No. 14 Purdue (63-60)...Houston has dropped eight straight road contests to ranked opponents, while it's lost each of its last seven contests overall vs. ranked teams...Houston is 5-40 all-time vs. ranked teams on the road...the Cougars are 1-32 all-time vs. top-five opponents, with its lone top-five win coming on Dec. 9, 1985 vs. No. 3 Louisiana Tech (66-60).

Where We Rank

Through 25 games here's a look at where the Cougars stack up. Houston ranks fourth in The American in offensive rebounds per game (14.8). Through 14 games of conference play Houston ranks third in offensive rebounds per contest (14.4) and fourth in steals (8.4 spg).

What's Trending

UH has recorded two or more double-digit scorers in 20 of 25 games this season...Houston has scored more points in the second half than in the first half in six of the last seven games...the Cougars have won the turnover battle in 13 of their last 22 games and in five of the last seven...the Cougars have had more points off of turnovers than the opposition in five of the last seven games...UH has attempted more free throws than its opponent in three of the last four games.

Palmer Beats Buzzers

Jessieka Palmer nailed a three-ball at the halftime buzzer on Jan. 29 vs. USF. It was the third time she had connected on a triple as the first half expired this season. She did it on Nov. 8 vs. Mississippi State and Nov. 13 at Northwestern State.

Houston's Dynamic Duo

Te'onna Campbell and Marche' Amerson have combined to score 33.5 percent (453/1351) of the Cougars' total points this season. Either one or the other has been the leading scorer for Houston in 15 -of-25 games this season, and in six of the last eight contests.

A Tough Road Ahead

Houston's next two opponents are against No. 3 Louisville and No. 1 UConn...the two teams are a combined 51-2 this season and 26-1 in conference play, with Louisville's only loss coming to UConn.

Not Holding Back

When Houston takes on No. 3 Louisville on Wednesday, it will be the fourth time the Cougars have played a ranked team this season (#16/12 Texas A&M on Nov. 17, #/1/1 UConn on Jan. 7, and #5/5 Louisville on Jan. 21) and the third top-five opponent on the year. It's the most ranked teams Houston has played in a single season since it played six ranked teams during the 2003-04 campaign...it's the first time the Cougars have played three or more top-five teams in a season since the 1985-86 season where they played No. 1 Texas three separate times.

Still in the Mix

Despite just owning one conference win, the Cougars are just three games back of seventh place in the conference with four regular season contests left to play.

A Career Night For Y.T.

Yasmeen Thompson set new career bests in points scored (24) and free throws made (12) on Feb. 11 vs. Rutgers.

Here Comes Marche'

2013 Conference USA All-Freshman team member Marche' Amerson is finally starting to find her groove here in 2014. She's led the team in scoring in five of the last eight games, averaging 10.8 points per game during that span.

Fortunate to Have Foreman

Demetria Foreman is shooting 82.4 percent from the free throw line thus far during conference play. That mark ranks second in the league.

Streaks Stopped

Houston's 48-39 win at Cincinnati on Feb. 8 snapped what was an 11-game losing streak and what was a five-game road losing skid. The win also gave the Cougars their first-ever American Athletic Conference victory. Interim head coach Wade Scott also earned his first win since taking over the role of head coach back on Dec. 21, 2013.

A Defensive Performance for the Ages

The Cougars surrendered just 39 points to Cincinnati on Feb. 8...the 39 points allowed was the least amount of points Houston had given up to any opponent since allowing just 32 points to Oregon State on Nov. 19, 2009...it was the least amount of points UH had allowed as a road team since also surrendering just 39 points at UAB on Feb. 2, 2004...Saturday's defensive performance is now tied for 16th best in program history, in terms of least amount of points given up in a game...the performance is also tied for fifth best all-time in terms of points given up on the road....the Cougars gave up just 12 points on 16.7 percent shooting from the field in the first half at Cincinnati, both mark season opponent lows for any half this season.

Doing More on Defense

The Cougars have held an opponent under 50 points four separate times this season, and under 40 points once...the Cougars are 3-1 when holding their opponent under 50 points this season..

Sharing is Caring

The Cougars are 2-0 when four or more players score in double figures this season (Dec. 20 at Rice and Jan. 8 at Cincinnati).

Former associate head coach Wade Scott took over the title of Interim Head Coach on Dec. 21, 2013 after former head coach Todd Buchanan chose to resign due to personal reasons. Scott is in his eighth season with the Cougar women's basketball program and will serve as the Head Coach for the remainder of the 2013-14 campaign. Scott technically becomes the seventh head coach in program history.

A Team Effort

The Cougars had posted a different leading scorer in seven consecutive games until Te'onna Campbell broke that streak by leading the team with 21 points on Jan. 11 vs. Cincinnati. (Thompson/ Campbell/ Amerson 9 pts 12/08 at Alabama, Texada 14 pts 12/15 at Texas State, Foreman 20 pts 12/20 at Rice, Campbell 16 pts 12/28 vs. UCF, Smith 15 pts 12/31 vs. USF, Ashton 19 pts 01/04 at Rutgers, Amerson/ Smith 11 pts 01/07 at UConn)...Still no player has flat out (all by herself) has led the team in scoring in consecutive games since Te'onna Campbell did it on 11/30 vs. Kent State and 12/01 vs. Prairie View A&M.

A Part of American History

The Cougars and UCF Knights participated in what was the first ever American Athletic Conference game on Dec. 28. The American marks Houston's third different conference in school history in what is program's 39th year in existence. Houston's game on Dec. 28 was also the debut of the conference's original American Digital Network. The Cougars will be shown on the network at least seven sperate times this season, not including conference tournament play.

Lights...Camera...Action!

Twelve Cougar women's basketball regular season games will be shown on television this season. Seven games will be shown on the American Digital Network (Dec. 28 vs. UCF, Jan. 25 vs. SMU, Jan. 29 at USF, Feb. 1 at UCF, Feb 8 at Cincinnati, Feb. 15 at SMU, March 1 at Memphis), four games will be shown on the ESPN family of networks (Dec. 31 vs. USF, Jan. 7 at UConn, Jan. 21 vs. Louisville, and Feb. 22 vs. UConn), while one will be shown on WHAS (Feb. 19 at Louisville).

Campbell Can Do A Lot

Te'onna Campbell has done it all for the Cougars so far this season. She leads the team in steals per game (2.1), overall steals (46), and minutes played per contest (32.4) in just 22 games played this year. While she stands at just 5-foot-10, she ranks second on the team in rebounds per game, grabbing 6.9 per game and leads the team in scoring (9.7 ppg). She's scored in double-digits in 11 of 22 contests played this year and has led the team in scoring in seven of the last 20 games.

What an Honor

Te'onna Campbell became the first Cougar to earn a spot on the conference's weekly honor roll team on Dec. 30, thanks to her 16 point, 10 rebound performance vs. UCF on Dec. 28 in the league opener. Yasmeen Thompson has been an honor roll member twice this season (Jan. 27 and Feb. 3)

Cleaning Up

Senior center Yasmeen Thompson has led Houston in rebounding in 13 of its last 19 contests. She leads the team in overall rebounding (8.1 rpg) and defensive rebounding (5.1 rpg). She's also posted double-digit rebounds nine times this year...her rebounds per game rank seventh in the conference, while her defensive rebounds also rank seventh, and her offensive rebounds per game rank eighth. She also leads the team in double-doubles with five and has posted double-doubles in two of her last three games.

Oh So Close

Eight of Houston's 20 losses have been by nine points or less...the Cougars have been within three points (or better) of the opposition with under 10 minutes to play in the game in 13 of 25 contests this year. They've been within three points (or better) with under four minutes to play in 10 of the 25 games...the Cougars have led at halftime in 10 of 25 contests this year.

Iron Woman

Marche' Amerson has started in every game of her Houston career thus far, 55 games and counting. She leads the team in career starts and is just one of two Cougars to start every game this season (Yasmeen Thompson the other). She also leads the team in minutes played (782) and ranks second in minutes played per game (31.3)

What It Could Be

Houston's free throw shooting is a disappointing 59.9 percent this season. Let's take a look at what the final scores of all 25 games could have looked like if those misses were turned into makes...with the free throw misses turned into makes the Cougars would be 9-16 with a scoring margin of -2.3 instead of what currently is a scoring margin of -11.0.

11/8vs. Mississippi State W 82-76 (missed 14 FTs)

11/13at Northwestern State W 80-74 (missed 10 FTs)

11/17vs. #12/16 Texas A&M L 63-59 (missed 8 FTs)

11/20vs. North Texas W 84-61 (missed 18 FTs)

11/23at Creighton L 65-59 (missed 4 FTs)

11/30vs. Kent State W 58-44 (missed 4 FTs)

12/1vs. Prairie View A&M W 80-46 (missed 6 FTs)

12/4vs. Washington L 66-65 (missed 10 FTs)

12/8at Alabama L 51-49 (missed 5 FTs)

12/15at Texas State W 75-70 (missed 12 FTs)

12/20at Rice W 78-54 (missed 11 FTs)

12/28vs. UCF W 69-67 (missed 10 FTs)

12/31vs. USF L 77-72 (missed 18 FTs)

01/04at Rutgers L 68-54 (missed 7 FTs)

01/07at #1/1 UConn L 90-41 (missed 1 FT)

01/11vs. Cincinnati L 59-57 (missed 7 FTs)

01/18at Memphis L 48-46 (missed 6 FTs)

01/21vs. #5/5 Louisville L 93-55 (missed 3 FTs)

01/25vs. SMU L 73-66 (missed 6 FTs)

01/29at USF L 71-54 (missed 1 FT)

02/01at UCF L 52-50 (missed 7 FTs)

02/04vs. Temple L 79-60 (missed 14 FTs)

02/08at Cincinnati W 61-39 (missed 13 FTs)

02/11vs. Rutgers L 74-51 (missed 9 FTs)

02/15at SMU L 67-52 (missed 2 FTs)

The Finishing Touch

The Cougars are 5-0 this season when leading with under five minutes to play.

Adams has averaged 13.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in 35 games played at Blinn Junior College...so far through four games this season, she's racked up an average of 25 points per game, while shooting the ball at a 51.6 percent clip...she currently ranks in the top 50 among all active NJCAA members in six different categories: 11th in games played (35), 14th in games started (33), 41st in minutes played (845), 22nd in free throws made (127-167), 16th in offensive rebounds (131), and 18th in total rebounds (302)...she earned second-team all-district honors during the 2010-11 season and first-team all district accolades during the 2011-12 campaign while at Rudder High School...she helped lead Rudder High School to the third round of the playoffs in 2009-10 and the fourth round in 2011-12.

From coach Buchanan: "I think she's extremely athletic and her natural position is small forward. She can step out and hit the mid-range jump shot, which quite frankly is hard to find in today's world. She's a strong kid, really jumps out of the gym and has a knack for the basketball. She's going to bring tremendous effort and energy, not to mention she can really score the basketball."

Kinard is a four-year letterwinner at New Iberia High School...New Iberia High School was ranked as the No. 5 high school to watch in the state of Louisiana this season thanks to Kinard's 19.8 points per game average her junior year...Kinard played every position on the floor except center in high school.

From coach Buchanan: "You can't really classify her in a single position. She stays true to our core values and how we want to recruit, meaning we don't just recruit kids for one position; she can really play them all. She is so strong and psychical; it really allows her to play anywhere, but that small forward spot is probably where she fits best.

Dejah Joshua | Forward | 5-8 | West Side High School (Gary, Ind.)

Joshua averaged 10 points and eight rebounds per game in her first season at West side High School, after transferring from Bowman Academy...while at Bowman Academy Joshua averaged 6.8 points, 1.2 assists, 1.9 rebounds, and a steal per game.

From coach Buchanan: "She still has her best basketball ahead of her. She really has a great bounce to her game. She's athletic, but she's also a very smart player. She's very versatile, where she can step back and knock down the three point shot or she can take a few steps in and hit the mid-range bucket too. She's very poised for a high school kid. That's what really jumps out at me. She's also very crafty with the basketball."

Davis has posted two double-digit scoring performances in five games played so far this season for Garden City Community College...earned Co-Best All Around Player of the Year (JV Basketball - 2009-2010), was a member of the Maryland 4A State Championship Team (2010), named team MVP (2011-2012), Second Team All-County (2011-2012), and a member of the county All-Star Team (2011-2012) while at Arundel High School.

From coach Buchanan: "She brings a little bit of everything. She has great length and great size, standing at 6-foot-1. She's an incredibly intelligent basketball player. She brings that junior college experience that we need too. She's just a very well rounded player.

Breaking Down the 2013-14 Cougars

Fourth-year head coach Todd Buchanan and the Cougars return four starters and nine letterwinners overall from last season's squad that finished 13-17 overall and ninth in the final year of Conference USA with a 7-9 record.

The 2013-14 campaign truly marks a new era of Houston basketball, as the Cougars prepare for their first year in the new American Athletic Conference, in what arguably will be the toughest in all of college basketball.

While the Cougars will have deal with the loss of the program's all-time assists leader and the leading scorer from a year ago in Porsche Landry, Houston brings back 74 percent of last season's scoring total, including Conference USA All-Freshman team member Marche' Amerson.

Amerson ranked second on the team a year ago in scoring, averaging 9.1 points per contest and set a UH freshman record as she started in all 30 contests for the Cougars.

Senior center Yasmeen Thompson also returns for her senior year after establishing herself as formidable option down low last season, as she led Conference USA and ranked 10th all-time in program history in field goal percentage (.533), while chipping in 8.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest.

Cougars Tabbed 10th in American Media Poll

The University of Houston women's basketball team was picked to finish 10th in the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference according to a vote of league coaches released by the conference office on Oct. 14.

The Cougars received 15 votes to finish just behind Temple, who was picked ninth with 25 points. Defending National Champion UConn was chosen as the unanimous favorite to win the league crown, as it received 81 overall points and nine of 10 first place votes.

Louisville, the 2013 national runner-up, was chosen to finish second, as it collected 73 points overall and received the lone remaining first place vote.

USF followed with 59 points, as it just edged out Rutgers for third place, who received a healthy 57 points.

The Cougars will face a schedule loaded with postseason participants from 2012-13, as they will play five NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago (Texas A&M, Creighton, Prairie View A&M, USF twice, UConn twice, and Louisville twice), as well as three WNIT teams from 2012-13 in Washington, Memphis (twice), and SMU (twice) for a total of 14 matchups against eight teams that saw some kind of postseason action last season.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Houston boasts one of the more rigorous schedules in the nation, as the Cougars will go up against eight teams that are either ranked or have received votes in either the Associated Press or the USA Today Preseason Top 25 Coaches Polls. Three of those games come in the non-conference slate, as the Cougars host No. 16/ 13 Texas A&M (AP poll first), play at RV/ RV Creighton, and host RV/ NR Washington.

The other five ranked matchups come in American Conference play as Houston will take on RV/ RV USF, NR/ RV Rutgers, No. 1/ No. 1 UConn, No. 5/ No. 5 Louisville, and NR/ RV SMU for a total of 10 meetings, as the Cougars will play each school at home and away. If all eight teams were able to find their way into the top 25, the 13 ranked contests in a season would be the most in school history. The most ranked opponents the Cougars have ever played in a single season are nine during the 1978-79 campaign.

By the Numbers

Houston returns 74 percent of its 1,903 points scored, 87 percent of its rebounds, 74 percent of its field goals made, 78 percent of its three-pointers made, 78 percent of its free throws converted, 57 percent of its assists, and 77 percent of its steals from a season ago.

New Kids on the Block

The Cougars welcome in just two new faces to this year's squad in freshman guard Alexia Sanders and junior college transfer guard Demetria Foreman. Sanders comes to Houston from nearby College Park High School in The Woodlands, where she earned District 14-5A MVP honors her senior season after leading the team in scoring (20.1 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg), steals (4.1 spg), assists (2.7 apg), and blocks (1.0 bpg).

Foreman joins the Cougars after playing two seasons at Angelina Junior College, where she averaged 12.8 points and 3.2 assists per game, while shooting 40 percent from the field last season. She was also named to the all-conference team and earned NJCAA All-Tournament team honors.

You Can't Teach Tall

This year's Cougar squad is one of the tallest in recent memory, as the team averages nearly six feet with nine players standing at 6-0 or taller. The Cougars ranked third in Conference USA in rebounding and blocked shots a year ago, averaging 41.6 boards and 3.6 swats per game.

Homegrown Talent

Ten of the 14 players on the roster call Texas home, while one is from Oklahoma, one is from California, one is from Pennsylvania, and one comes from British Columbia.

Proud to be an American

The Cougars are one of four teams (SMU, Memphis, and UCF) to make the jump from the old Conference USA to the new American Athletic Conference. The Cougars also join five other schools from what was the old BIG EAST conference (UConn, Louisville, Cincinnati, Rutgers, and South Florida), and one school out of the old Atlantic-10 in Temple to make up the new league. The AAC is Houston's third conference in what will be the program's 39th season.